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... Vishnu Purāna , republished with additional notes by Dr. FitzEdward Hall . I have also levied numerous contributions from the writings of Williams , Max Müller , Roth , Böhthlingk , Lassen , Weber , Whitney , Wollheim da Fonseca , and ...
... Vishnu Purāna , republished with additional notes by Dr. FitzEdward Hall . I have also levied numerous contributions from the writings of Williams , Max Müller , Roth , Böhthlingk , Lassen , Weber , Whitney , Wollheim da Fonseca , and ...
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John Dowson. ĀDI - PURANA - ADITYA . 6 3 ĀDI - PURANA . The first Purana , ' a ... Vishnu ; " but in the Maha- bharata and Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas ... Purāna a pair of ear - rings was produced at the churning of the ocean ...
John Dowson. ĀDI - PURANA - ADITYA . 6 3 ĀDI - PURANA . The first Purana , ' a ... Vishnu ; " but in the Maha- bharata and Rāmāyana , as well as in the Purānas ... Purāna a pair of ear - rings was produced at the churning of the ocean ...
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... Vishnu Purana , given by the sage Aurva to his pupil King Sagara , and with it " he conquered the tribes of barbarians who had invaded his patri- monial possessions . " AGNEYA PURANA . See Agni Purana . AGNI . ( Nom . Agnis = Ignis ...
... Vishnu Purana , given by the sage Aurva to his pupil King Sagara , and with it " he conquered the tribes of barbarians who had invaded his patri- monial possessions . " AGNEYA PURANA . See Agni Purana . AGNI . ( Nom . Agnis = Ignis ...
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... Krishna and Arjuna , he baffled Indra and accomplished his object . In the Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons , Pāvaka , Pavamāna , and Suchi , and these ...
... Krishna and Arjuna , he baffled Indra and accomplished his object . In the Vishnu Purana he is called Abhimānī , and the eldest son of Brahmā . His wife was Swāhā ; by her he had three sons , Pāvaka , Pavamāna , and Suchi , and these ...
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... Vishnu , beseeching him for renewed vigour and the gift of immortality . He directed them to churn the ocean for the Amrita and other precious things which had been lost . The story as told in the Vishnu Purāna has been rendered into ...
... Vishnu , beseeching him for renewed vigour and the gift of immortality . He directed them to churn the ocean for the Amrita and other precious things which had been lost . The story as told in the Vishnu Purāna has been rendered into ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agastya Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatāra Bala-rāma became Bhāgavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated character chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana Durgā Dwārakā earth father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kāma Kāsī Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Mahā-bhārata Manu married Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Prajapati priest princes Rāja Rakshasa Rāma Rāmāyana Rāvana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purāna Viswamitra wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira